diff --git a/src/shared.rs b/src/shared.rs
index 82d0a16..f7aa918 100644
--- a/src/shared.rs
+++ b/src/shared.rs
@@ -330,8 +330,41 @@ fn init_socket_path(socket_type: SocketType) -> crate::Result<PathBuf> {
             hypr_err!("Corrupted Hyprland socket variable: Invalid unicode!")
         }
     };
-    let mut p = PathBuf::from("/tmp/hypr");
-    p.push(instance);
+    
+    let mut p: PathBuf;
+    fn var_path(instance: String) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        if let Ok(runtime_path) = var("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR") {
+            let mut buf = PathBuf::from(runtime_path);
+            buf.push("hypr");
+            buf.push(instance);
+            if buf.exists() {
+                return Some(buf);
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
+    fn uid_path(instance: String) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        if let Ok(uid) = var("UID") {
+            let mut buf = PathBuf::from("/run/user/".to_owned() + &uid);
+            buf.push("hypr");
+            buf.push(instance);
+            if buf.exists() {
+                return Some(buf);
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
+    let old_buf = PathBuf::from("/tmp/hypr/".to_owned() + &instance);
+    if let Some(path) = var_path(instance.clone()) {
+        p = path;
+    } else if let Some(path) = uid_path(instance) {
+        p = path;
+    } else if old_buf.exists() {
+        p = old_buf;
+    } else {
+        hypr_err!("No xdg runtime path found!")
+    }
+    
     p.push(socket_type.socket_name());
     Ok(p)
 }